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A 22-Month Old Boy was Run Over by His Father in the Family Driveway in Georgia; the young boy is expected to recover
This past Saturday afternoon of Memorial Day weekend a child age 22-months had walked out of his garage and was standing behind the Trailblazer driven by his father when his father was backing out of the drive way, and the child was subsequently struck by the vehicle . The child was first struck by…
The DNR reports that Boating Accidents in Georgia over the 2014 Memorial Day Weekend were similar to 2013
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reported that boating incidents over the 2014 Memorial Day Holiday Weekend were similar to 2013 with two (2 ) drownings in 2014, and two (2) drowings in 2013. The drownings in 2014 were as follows: Eighteen-year-old (18) Chance Werner drowned in Lake Allatoona after an accident at Dock D…
Man Walking home from Jail is Hit and Killed in Georgia and Widow Receives over a $1M Verdict in a Wrongful Death Action ~ part 2
This is a follow up to my previous blog post titled, Man Walking home from Jail is Hit and Killed in Georgia and Widow Receives over a $1M Verdict in a Wrongful Death Action ~ part 1.
Man Walking home from Jail is Hit and Killed in Georgia and Widow Receives over a $1M Verdict in a Wrongful Death Action ~ part 1
This is a very unfortunate case of Wrongful Death in which a man, Danny Daniel, of Georgia, who was released from jail on September 16, 2009 where he spent three (3) days after being arrested for Driving While Under the Influence (DUI), and was walking home from jail when he was hit and killed…
The 11th Circuit Rules that a Work Related Injury Caused by Work Related Stress is not Cognizable under Federal Law in most cases
This is a case from the 11th Circuit that addresses The Jones Actwhich provides a cause of action in negligence for, “a seaman,” personally injured, “in the course of employment,” 46 U.S.C. § 30104. This case also addresses, at the trial court level, the theory of Comparative Negligence that was discussed in my blog…
$ 4M in Damages Reduced to $ 3M in Tractor-Trailer Death for Comparative Negligence on the part of the Deceased in Georgia
On December 4, 2010, an elderly woman, Martha Edins, was attempting to merge from the Airport Loop onto 1-285 in Georgia when she ran into a tractor-trailer that had stopped in the roadway a few minutes earlier, and Ms. Edins was killed in the collision. Edins’ adult children subsequently brought an action against the…
Parents of a Young Woman Killed on a Railroad Track Film Set Sue Rock Star Gregg Allman for Wrongful Death and Punitive Damages
Rock star Gregg Allman was recently filming a movie about his life after a film crew member, Sarah Elizabeth Jones, age 27, died, and several other film crew members were injured on the set. The set was taking place on a train track and rail way trestle owned by Rayonier Performance Fibers, who gave…